Hacker Group Claims Sony Pictures Breach

Personal information from over 1,000,000 accounts allegedly stolen.

By Scott Lowe

Updated: 17 Oct 2011 10:46 pm

Posted: 3 Jun 2011 2:11 am

Four months since Sony's PlayStation Network security was breached, hacker group LulzSec is now claiming that they have infiltrated SonyPictures.com, the online hub for Sony's television, film, and home entertainment properties.

Though the Sony has yet to confirm the breach, LulzSec says they have obtained personal information of over 1,000,000 users, including "passwords, email addresses, home addresses, dates of birth, and all Sony opt-in data associated with their accounts."

Additionally, the group claims they've retrieved 75,000 music codes and 3.5 million music coupons.

According to a statement posted on their official website, LulzSec says the motivation for their attack was to illustrate Sony's "primitive" security software, which left users' personal information vulnerable.

Without official confirmation from Sony, it's difficult to verify the validity of LulzSec's claims, however, the story has garnered attention from CNN, Mashable, Engadget, and more.